Small Craft Advisory
NWS Eureka CA ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From Noon Today To 9 AM PDT Saturday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 7 to 10 feet expected.
Where
Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm.
When
From noon today to 9 AM PDT Saturday.
Impacts
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Affected areas
- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Eureka CA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~28s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3CM5J0E4PRVJ2JRFBMB8ET5
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7a6d06d6b5da2a08afb41caba031c68401174db.004.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Eureka CA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPEKA
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5455
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWEKA |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KEKA 251550 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0085.260925T1900Z-260926T1600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T09:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.373253ebd2515314b151ec14c2e12525ce87f460.004.1,2026-09-24T21:15:00-07:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1df8808bc864fcf856bca608bef9cf7b98dcb060.001.1,2026-09-24T14:34:00-07:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057455 |
| UGC | PZZ455 |